#DonJohn 's Ring

turned down Drumpf.

The ones who agreed to go to work for him are loathsome sycophants.

Having worked as a civilian for the military, it was interesting to observe them chase a career. In the military, it's "up or out" meaning if you don't get the fitness report necessary to advance, you have to leave the service. I saw many terrific young officers, who would have made great flag officers, opt to leave when their commitment was up rather than play the game to get promoted and/or who saw the bozos for whom they'd be working. Think of the military promotion system as a stock car race. It's not always the best driver who wins, sometimes it's the guy who just sticks in the race and watches the better cars/drivers exit for whatever reasons and then finds himself all alone at the end.

Of the two main generals in the Trump WH, I'd put Kelley at the dumb but persistent end and Mattis at the opposite one.

There are two possibilities -- the same two as with McMaster -- is he really that much of a puppy? Or is he "under cover" and reporting to the military intelligence?